A version of this post originally appeared on Energy Self-Reliant States, a resource of the Institute for Local Self-Reliance. Ontario just completed a revision of their landmark feed-in tariff program and rates for renewable electricity generation and prices fell sharply: …

A version of this post originally appeared on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance. In their interactive graphic, Bloomberg Energy Finance calls solar grid parity (when electricity from solar costs less than grid power) the “golden goal.” It’s an excellent illustration …

Cross-posted from Energy Self-Reliant States, a resource of the Institute for Local Self-Reliance. If you care about the future of the American renewable energy industry, you need to learn what the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) calls “passive activities.” Because these …

If the cost of electricity were the only factor in energy discussions, we’d probably have a lot more coal and a lot less renewable energy. But the truth is that renewable energy can compete on cost and distributed renewable energy …

This post originally appeared on Energy Self-Reliant States, a resource of the Institute for Local Self-Reliance’s New Rules Project. What if installing more solar could reduce electricity prices? It’s already happening in Germany, world leader in solar power, and it’s …